Michael Chiarello’s Ex Says He Took Weight Loss Drug Earlier than Dying

Extra particulars are surfacing about Michael Chiarello‘s closing days. 

The previous Meals Community star died in October at age 61 after being handled for an acute allergic response at a hospital in Napa, Calif., his firm Gruppo Chiarello stated in a press release Oct. 7. 

“The medical doctors do not know what brought on the allergic response and neither does the household,” a rep for Gruppo Chiarello informed People on the time. “They might by no means know.”

An anaphylactic shock he suffered on account of the allergic response in the end led to a deadly coronary heart assault, the Napa County Coroner’s Workplace informed a number of retailers. Cocaine was discovered his system on the time of demise, per the coroner, although authorities don’t imagine he overdosed.

Officers have now revealed extra details about his well being previous to the episode. Michael’s estranged spouse Eileen informed authorities the chef stated “he was on a brand new weight reduction drug referred to as Ozempic or one thing comparable” previous to his passing, per a report from the Napa County Sheriff-Coroner obtained by Entertainment Tonight.

“It was her understanding the drug was a diabetic remedy that had lately discovered use as a weight reduction remedy,” the report stated. “She knew Ozempic was given by injection, however didn’t know the way it was administered to [Michael].”